Rays place AL’s top imprint on All-MLB Teams, with Caminero First-Team nod and Rasmussen, Baker on the Second Team

The Rays finished as the American League’s most decorated club on this year’s All-MLB First and Second Teams, landing three players across the two squads. Junior Caminero was named to the All-MLB First Team at third base, while Drew Rasmussen and closer Bryan Baker claimed spots on the All-MLB Second Team.

The league-wide award reflects regular-season production across the entire MLB season, not league affiliation or postseason form. Selections were determined via fan voting plus a media panel, and the teams were announced during the MLB Awards presented by MGM Rewards in Las Vegas.

Caminero’s First-Team selection came after a full season at third base for Tampa Bay. According to the MLB announcement, he started all 162 games and led the Rays’ power charge with 42 home runs, 101 runs batted in, and a.276/.360/.524 batting line.

The release also ties the Rays’ turnaround into the title-picture narrative, noting Caminero’s role in the Rays reaching the top of the AL East and clinching a postseason berth. It points to several signature moments, including a Sept. 11 walk-off homer at Tropicana Field to send Tampa Bay to the playoffs after a 2023 postseason absence.

Rasmussen joined Caminero on Tampa Bay’s All-MLB haul as a Second-Team starter. The announcement says he went 16-5 with a 2.67 ERA in 172 innings across 30 starts, and it highlights that the Rays won each of his final 12 regular-season starts.

Baker completed the Rays’ three-player total with a Second-Team closer selection. MLB reported that he tied for the Major League lead with 41 saves while posting a 1.44 ERA across 62 1/3 innings in 65 appearances, and it notes he established a stretch of 30 straight successful save opportunities from mid-May through season’s end, plus five more in the playoffs.